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1. How a ridge polariton laser is different from a standard ridge laser

Author

Thierry Guillet, Stephanie Rennesson, Laetitia Doyennette, Edmond Cambril, Blandine Alloing, Jesús Zúñiga-Pérez, M. Gromovyi, Dmitry Solnyshkov, Christelle Brimont, Pierre Disseix, Guillaume Malpuech, Fabrice Semond, François Réveret, Sophie Bouchoule, Joël Leymarie, F. Médard, H. Souissi, G. Kreyder, and T. Gueye

Subjects
business.industry, Physics::Optics, Laser, Population inversion, Semiconductor laser theory, law.invention, Optics, law, Ridge (meteorology), Polariton, Physics::Atomic Physics, Stimulated emission, Absorption (electromagnetic radiation), business, Lasing threshold
Abstract

The physics of gain in interband semiconductor lasers is mostly discussed in terms of population inversion for electrons and holes and the associated Bernard-Durrafourg condition. Due to the reciprocity between the processes of absorption and stimulated emission, one consequence is that lasing action can only be reached in standard ridge lasers if the pumped section of a laser is longer than the unpumped (absorptive) section. Here we present how a polariton laser, in a ridge waveguide laser geometry very similar to that of standard ridge lasers, operates on a fundamentally different lasing scheme. Alike multi-section lasers, this laser can be optically pumped over an adjustable length, and we show that lasing action is observed for a pumped length equal to only 15% of the cavity. Based on this striking feature, the comparison between polariton gain and population inversion will be didactically discussed.

Published
2021

2. Strong Coupling of Exciton-Polaritons in a Bulk GaN Planar Waveguide: Quantifying the Coupling Strength

Author

Thierry Guillet, Pierre Disseix, Blandine Alloing, Laetitia Doyennette, Edmond Cambril, Jesús Zúñiga-Pérez, M. Gromovyi, Stephanie Rennesson, G. Kreyder, F. Médard, Fabrice Semond, Joël Leymarie, Sophie Bouchoule, François Réveret, and Christelle Brimont

Subjects
Coupling, Physics, Photon, Condensed matter physics, Exciton, Physics::Optics, General Physics and Astronomy, 02 engineering and technology, Dielectric, Exciton-polaritons, 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology, 01 natural sciences, law.invention, law, Ellipsometry, 0103 physical sciences, Polariton, 010306 general physics, 0210 nano-technology, Waveguide
Abstract

We investigate the demonstration and quantification of the strong coupling between excitons and guided photons in a GaN slab waveguide. The dispersions of waveguide polaritons are measured from T = 6 to 300 K through gratings. They are carefully analyzed within four models based on different assumptions, in order to assess the strong-coupling regime. We prove that the guided photons and excitons are strongly coupled at all investigated temperatures, with a small (11%) dependence on the temperature. However, the values of the Rabi splitting strongly vary among the four models: the "coupled oscillator" model overestimates the coupling; the analytical "Elliott-Tanguy" model precisely describes the dielectric susceptibility of GaN near the excitonic transition, leading to a Rabi splitting equal to 82 ± 10 meV for fundamental transverse-electric mode; the experimental ellipsometry-based model leads to smaller values of 55 ± 6 meV. We evidence that, for waveguides including active layers with large oscillator strengths, as required for room-temperature polaritonic devices, a strong bending of the modes' dispersion is not necessarily the signature of the strong coupling, which requires for its reliable assessment a precise analysis of the material dielectric susceptibility.

Published
2020

3. Monolithic integration of ultraviolet microdisk lasers into photonic circuits in a III-nitride-on-silicon platform

Author

Benjamin Damilano, Blandine Alloing, Laetitia Doyennette, Fabrice Semond, Hassen Souissi, Farsane Tabataba-Vakili, Xavier Checoury, Bruno Gayral, Christelle Brimont, Eric Frayssinet, Jean-Yves Duboz, Philippe Boucaud, Thierry Guillet, Sébastien Chenot, Moustafa El Kurdi, Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies (C2N), Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire de Grenoble (IRIG), Direction de Recherche Fondamentale (CEA) (DRF (CEA)), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA), Centre de recherche sur l'hétéroepitaxie et ses applications (CRHEA), Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (1965 - 2019) (UNS), COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Côte d'Azur (UCA), Laboratoire Charles Coulomb (L2C), Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), ANR-17-CE08-0043,MILAGAN,Laser microdisque en (Al,Ga,In)-N injecté électriquement(2017), and Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (... - 2019) (UNS)

Subjects
Materials science, Silicon, chemistry.chemical_element, FOS: Physical sciences, Gallium nitride, 02 engineering and technology, Applied Physics (physics.app-ph), Nitride, Grating, 01 natural sciences, 7. Clean energy, Waveguide (optics), law.invention, 010309 optics, chemistry.chemical_compound, law, 0103 physical sciences, [PHYS.COND]Physics [physics]/Condensed Matter [cond-mat], [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-OPTICS]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Optics [physics.optics], business.industry, Physics - Applied Physics, 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology, Laser, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, chemistry, Optoelectronics, Photonics, 0210 nano-technology, business, Lasing threshold
Abstract

Ultraviolet microdisk lasers are integrated monolithically into photonic circuits using a III-nitride-on-silicon platform with gallium nitride (GaN) as the main waveguide layer. The photonic circuits consist of a microdisk and a pulley waveguide, terminated by out-coupling gratings. In this Letter, we measure quality factors up to 3500 under continuous-wave excitation. Lasing is observed from 374 to 399 nm under pulsed excitation, achieving low-threshold energies of 0.14 m J / c m 2 per pulse (threshold peak powers of 35 k W / c m 2 ). A large peak-to-background dynamic of around 200 is observed at the out-coupling grating for small gaps of 50 nm between the disk and the waveguide. These devices operate at the limit of what can be achieved with GaN in terms of operation wavelength.

Published
2020
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4. Demonstration of critical coupling in an active III-nitride microdisk photonic circuit on silicon

Author

Benjamin Damilano, Christelle Brimont, Stephanie Rennesson, Sébastien Sauvage, Thierry Guillet, Moustafa El Kurdi, Xavier Checoury, Fabrice Semond, Philippe Boucaud, Jean-Yves Duboz, Farsane Tabataba-Vakili, Eric Frayssinet, Laetitia Doyennette, Bruno Gayral, Centre de Nanosciences et Nanotechnologies (C2N (UMR_9001)), Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Nanophysique et Semiconducteurs (NPSC), PHotonique, ELectronique et Ingénierie QuantiqueS (PHELIQS), Université Grenoble Alpes [2016-2019] (UGA [2016-2019])-Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire de Grenoble (IRIG), Direction de Recherche Fondamentale (CEA) (DRF (CEA)), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Direction de Recherche Fondamentale (CEA) (DRF (CEA)), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Grenoble Alpes [2016-2019] (UGA [2016-2019])-Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire de Grenoble (IRIG), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA), Laboratoire Charles Coulomb (L2C), Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre de recherche sur l'hétéroepitaxie et ses applications (CRHEA), Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (... - 2019) (UNS), COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Côte d'Azur (UCA), Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (1965 - 2019) (UNS), and ANR-17-CE08-0043,MILAGAN,Laser microdisque en (Al,Ga,In)-N injecté électriquement(2017)

Subjects
Materials science, Silicon, lcsh:Medicine, FOS: Physical sciences, chemistry.chemical_element, Physics::Optics, Applied Physics (physics.app-ph), 02 engineering and technology, Nitride, 7. Clean energy, 01 natural sciences, Article, 010309 optics, 0103 physical sciences, Lasers, LEDs and light sources, Spontaneous emission, [PHYS.COND]Physics [physics]/Condensed Matter [cond-mat], lcsh:Science, Electronic circuit, Semiconductor lasers, Coupling, [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-OPTICS]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Optics [physics.optics], Multidisciplinary, business.industry, lcsh:R, Physics - Applied Physics, 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology, 3. Good health, Microresonators, Optics and photonics, chemistry, Optoelectronics, lcsh:Q, Photonics, Whispering-gallery wave, 0210 nano-technology, business, Lasing threshold, Physics - Optics, Optics (physics.optics)
Abstract

On-chip microlaser sources in the blue constitute an important building block for complex integrated photonic circuits on silicon. We have developed photonic circuits operating in the blue spectral range based on microdisks and bus waveguides in III-nitride on silicon. We report on the interplay between microdisk-waveguide coupling and its optical properties. We observe critical coupling and phase matching, i.e. the most efficient energy transfer scheme, for very short gap sizes and thin waveguides (g = 45 nm and w = 170 nm) in the spontaneous emission regime. Whispering gallery mode lasing is demonstrated for a wide range of parameters with a strong dependence of the threshold on the loaded quality factor. We show the dependence and high sensitivity of the output signal on the coupling. Lastly, we observe the impact of processing on the tuning of mode resonances due to the very short coupling distances. Such small footprint on-chip integrated microlasers providing maximum energy transfer into a photonic circuit have important potential applications for visible-light communication and lab-on-chip bio-sensors., Comment: 10 pages, 6 figures, supplementary: 6 pages, 8 figures

Published
2019

5. Blue Microlasers Integrated on a Photonic Platform on Silicon

Author

Jean-Yves Duboz, Xavier Checoury, Christelle Brimont, Benjamin Damilano, Fabrice Semond, Philippe Boucaud, Farsane Tabataba-Vakili, Thierry Guillet, Moustafa El Kurdi, Stephanie Rennesson, Sébastien Sauvage, Eric Frayssinet, Iännis Roland, Laetitia Doyennette, Bruno Gayral, Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies [Orsay] (C2N), Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Nanophysique et Semiconducteurs (NPSC), PHotonique, ELectronique et Ingénierie QuantiqueS (PHELIQS), Université Grenoble Alpes [2016-2019] (UGA [2016-2019])-Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire de Grenoble (IRIG), Direction de Recherche Fondamentale (CEA) (DRF (CEA)), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Direction de Recherche Fondamentale (CEA) (DRF (CEA)), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Grenoble Alpes [2016-2019] (UGA [2016-2019])-Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire de Grenoble (IRIG), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA), Laboratoire Charles Coulomb (L2C), Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre de recherche sur l'hétéroepitaxie et ses applications (CRHEA), Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (... - 2019) (UNS), COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Côte d'Azur (UCA), ANR Quanonic, ANR Milagan, Labex Ganex, ANR-17-CE08-0043,MILAGAN,Laser microdisque en (Al,Ga,In)-N injecté électriquement(2017), ANR-11-LABX-0014,GANEX,Réseau national sur GaN(2011), ANR-13-BS10-0010,QUANONIC,Optique quantique et non-linéaire dans des cavités nitrures(2013), and Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (1965 - 2019) (UNS)

Subjects
Materials science, Nanophotonics, FOS: Physical sciences, Physics::Optics, Applied Physics (physics.app-ph), 02 engineering and technology, Grating, 01 natural sciences, law.invention, 010309 optics, law, 0103 physical sciences, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Quantum well, business.industry, Physics - Applied Physics, 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology, Laser, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, [PHYS.COND.CM-GEN]Physics [physics]/Condensed Matter [cond-mat]/Other [cond-mat.other], Optoelectronics, Whispering-gallery wave, Photonics, 0210 nano-technology, business, Waveguide, Lasing threshold, Biotechnology
Abstract

International audience; The main interest of group-III-nitride nanophotonic circuits is the integration of active structures and laser sources. A photonic platform of group-III-nitride microdisk lasers integrated on silicon and emitting in the blue spectral range is demonstrated. The active microdisks are side-coupled to suspended bus waveguides, and the coupled emission is guided and outcoupled to free space using grating couplers. A small gap size of less than 100 nm between the disk and the waveguide is required in the blue spectral range for optimal evanescent coupling. To avoid reabsorption of the microdisk emission in the waveguide, the quantum wells are etched away from the waveguide. Under continuous-wave excitation, loaded quality factors greater than 2000 are observed for the whispering gallery modes for devices with small gaps and large waveguide bending angles. Under pulsed excitation conditions, lasing is evidenced for 3 μm diameter microdisks integrated in a full photonic circuit. We thus present a first demonstration of a III-nitride microlaser coupled to a nanophotonic circuit.

Published
2018

6. III-nitride on silicon electrically injected microrings for nanophotonic circuits

Author

Stephanie Rennesson, Sébastien Sauvage, Philippe Boucaud, Benjamin Damilano, Thierry Guillet, Fabrice Semond, Bruno Gayral, Xavier Checoury, Farsane Tabataba-Vakili, Moustafa El Kurdi, Christelle Brimont, Laetitia Doyennette, Iännis Roland, Jean-Yves Duboz, Eric Frayssinet, Raffaele Colombelli, Bruno Paulillo, Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies [Orsay] (C2N), Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Nanophysique et Semiconducteurs (NPSC), PHotonique, ELectronique et Ingénierie QuantiqueS (PHELIQS), Université Grenoble Alpes [2016-2019] (UGA [2016-2019])-Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire de Grenoble (IRIG), Direction de Recherche Fondamentale (CEA) (DRF (CEA)), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Direction de Recherche Fondamentale (CEA) (DRF (CEA)), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Grenoble Alpes [2016-2019] (UGA [2016-2019])-Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire de Grenoble (IRIG), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA), Centre de recherche sur l'hétéroepitaxie et ses applications (CRHEA), Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (... - 2019) (UNS), COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Côte d'Azur (UCA), Laboratoire Charles Coulomb (L2C), Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (1965 - 2019) (UNS), and ANR-17-CE08-0043,MILAGAN,Laser microdisque en (Al,Ga,In)-N injecté électriquement(2017)

Subjects
Materials science, Silicon, Nanophotonics, chemistry.chemical_element, FOS: Physical sciences, 02 engineering and technology, Applied Physics (physics.app-ph), Electroluminescence, 01 natural sciences, 010309 optics, 0103 physical sciences, [SPI.NANO]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Micro and nanotechnologies/Microelectronics, Electronic circuit, Power density, business.industry, Direct current, Physics - Applied Physics, 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, chemistry, [PHYS.COND.CM-GEN]Physics [physics]/Condensed Matter [cond-mat]/Other [cond-mat.other], Optoelectronics, Photonics, 0210 nano-technology, business, Lasing threshold
Abstract

International audience; Nanophotonic circuits using group III-nitrides on silicon are still lacking one key component: efficient electrical injection. In this paper we demonstrate an electrical injection scheme using a metal microbridge contact in thin III-nitride on silicon mushroom-type microrings that is compatible with integrated nanophotonic circuits with the goal of achieving electrically injected lasing. Using a central buried n-contact to bypass the insulating buffer layers, we are able to underetch the microring, which is essential for maintaining vertical confinement in a thin disk. We demonstrate direct current room-temperature electroluminescence with 440 mW/cm 2 output power density at 20 mA from such microrings with diameters of 30 to 50 µm. The first steps towards achieving an integrated photonic circuit are demonstrated.

Published
2019

7. Towards III-nitride on silicon active photonic circuits

Author

Jean-Yves Duboz, Xavier Checoury, Stephanie Rennesson, Sébastien Sauvage, Laetitia Doyennette, Bruno Gayral, Fabrice Semond, Benjamin Damilano, Farsane Tabataba-Vakili, M. El Kurdi, Thierry Guillet, Christelle Brimont, Iännis Roland, Philippe Boucaud, Julien Brault, and Eric Frayssinet

Subjects
Materials science, Silicon, business.industry, chemistry.chemical_element, Gallium nitride, Nitride, Indium gallium nitride, Epitaxy, chemistry.chemical_compound, Semiconductor, chemistry, Optoelectronics, Photonics, business, Lasing threshold
Abstract

We present our progresses towards active photonic circuits based on III-nitride semiconductors epitaxially grown on silicon. We study in particular the critical coupling of lasing InGaN/GaN microdisks to adjacent suspended waveguides.

Published
2019

8. Performances of quantum cascade detectors

Author

Vincent Berger, Laetitia Doyennette, Alexandre Delga, Alexandru Nedelcu, Virginie Trinité, and Mathieu Carras

Subjects
Physics, Scheme (programming language), Ideal (set theory), Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, business.industry, Detector, Condensed Matter Physics, Noise (electronics), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Cascade, Simple (abstract algebra), Electronic engineering, Optoelectronics, business, Quantum, computer, computer.programming_language
Abstract

In this paper, we present an idealised model of quantum cascade detectors that calculates the highest performances reachable with actual technology. It is based on an ideal vision of the electronic behavior of the transport and a Fabry–Perot approach for the light-coupling scheme. This simple but complete picture of the device is a proficient tool to understand the detectors physics. In particular, the variation of the performances with regards to different parameters is carefully discussed and guidelines for the detector design are sketched out. This approach gives also some insight into the potentiality of quantum cascade detector technology.

Published
2013

9. Latest developments in GaN-based quantum devices for infrared optoelectronics

Author

François H. Julien, Laurent Nevou, Esther Baumann, Fabien Guillot, Fabrizio R. Giorgetta, Eva Monroy, Daniel Hofstetter, Maria Tchernycheva, Laetitia Doyennette, and Sylvain Leconte

Subjects
Materials science, business.industry, Aluminium nitride, Superlattice, Gallium nitride, Nitride, Condensed Matter Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, chemistry.chemical_compound, chemistry, Quantum dot, Optoelectronics, Infrared detector, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, business, Quantum well, Molecular beam epitaxy
Abstract

In this work, we summarize the latest progress in intersubband devices based on GaN/AlN nanostructures for operation in the near-infrared. We first discuss the growth and characterization of ultra-thin GaN/AlN quan- tum well and quantum dot superlattices by plasma-assisted molecular-beam epitaxy. Then, we present the performance of nitride-based infrared photodetectors and electro-optical modulators operating at 1.55 lm. Finally, we discuss the progress towards intersubband light emitters, including the first experimental observation of intersubband photolumi- nescence in nitride nanostructures.

Published
2007

10. Magnetotransport in very long wave infrared quantum cascade detectors: Analyzing the current with and without illumination

Author

Louis-Anne de Vaulchier, Alexandre Delga, Yves Guldner, Mathieu Carras, Laetitia Doyennette, Francesca Carosella, Simon Maëro, Vincent Berger, François-Régis Jasnot, and Robson Ferreira

Subjects
Physics, Optics, Condensed matter physics, Cascade, business.industry, Scattering, Infrared, Detector, Current (fluid), business, Quantum, Dark current, Magnetic field
Abstract

Current measurements of current have been performed on a very long wave infrared quantum cascade detector under magnetic field under both dark and light conditions. The analysis of dark current as a function of temperature highlights three regimes of transport. Under illumination, the model developed is in agreement with the oscillatory component of the experimental magnetophotocurrent. It allows to identify the key points controlling the electronic transport: crucial role of extraction, location of ionized impurities and scattering mechanisms involved in the structure. This work is valuable for the future conception of high-performance quantum cascade detectors in the infrared range.

Published
2013

11. Master equation approach of classical noise in intersubband detectors

Author

Alexandre Delga, Laetitia Doyennette, Vincent Berger, Mathieu Carras, Harald Schneider, Virginie Trinité, Vincent Guériaux, and Alexandru Nedelcu

Subjects
Physics, Noise, noise, Quantum mechanics, Master equation, Detector, Photodetector, intersubband transition, Condensed Matter Physics, quantum well infrared photodetector, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Abstract

Electronic transport in intersubband detectors is investigated theoretically and experimentally. Within the framework of inter–Wannier-Stark level electron scattering, consistent dark current and low-frequency noise expressions are obtained through the resolution of the two first moments of a master equation for classical particles. In particular, the formulation of noise bridges over the vision of uncorrelated Johnson and shot contributions. Theoretical predictions are compared to measurements for five quantum well detectors, either photovoltaic or photoconductive, whose detection wavelength span from 8 μmto17 μm. Quantitative agreement with experiment is found for a broad range of biases and temperatures. Correlation effects are discussed and proven to either reduce or enhance the noise.

Published
2012

12. Description of transport mechanisms in a very long wave infrared quantum cascade detector under strong magnetic field

Author

Nicolas Péré-Laperne, Yves Guldner, François-Régis Jasnot, Simon Maëro, Francesca Carosella, Louis-Anne de Vaulchier, Robson Ferreira, Vincent Berger, Mathieu Carras, Alexandre Delga, Laetitia Doyennette, Virginie Trinité, Laboratoire Pierre Aigrain (LPA), Fédération de recherche du Département de physique de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure - ENS Paris (FRDPENS), École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS-PSL), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS-PSL), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire Matériaux et Phénomènes Quantiques (MPQ (UMR_7162)), Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Alcatel-Thalès III-V lab (III-V Lab), THALES [France]-ALCATEL, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS Paris)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS Paris)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Alcatel Thales 3-5 lab, THALES, Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Fédération de recherche du Département de physique de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure - ENS Paris (FRDPENS), École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS Paris), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS Paris), and Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

Subjects
Physics, Condensed matter physics, Detector, General Physics and Astronomy, 02 engineering and technology, Quantum Hall effect, 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology, 01 natural sciences, Computational physics, Magnetic field, Far infrared, Cascade, 0103 physical sciences, [PHYS.COND.CM-MS]Physics [physics]/Condensed Matter [cond-mat]/Materials Science [cond-mat.mtrl-sci], 010306 general physics, 0210 nano-technology, Quantum, Quantum well, Dark current
Abstract

International audience; Measurements of current have been performed on a very long wave infrared quantum cascade detector under strong magnetic field applied parallel to the growth axis, both under dark and light conditions. The analysis of dark current as a function of temperature highlights three regimes of transport involving the different energy levels of the structure. For photocurrent analysis, we developed a model based on a rate equation approach taking into account all the electronic levels of the structure. This model is in agreement with the oscillatory component of the experimental magnetophotocurrent. It allows to identify the key points controlling the electronic transport such as extraction from the upper level of the optically active quantum well, location of ionized impurities and scattering mechanisms involved in the structure. This work is valuable for the future conception of high performance quantum cascade detectors in infrared and far infrared range.

Published
2012

13. Intersubband impact ionization in THz QWIPs: shaping band structure reorganizations to design novel detectors

Author

Z. R. Wasilewski, L. A. de Vaulchier, H. C. Liu, Alexandre Delga, François-Régis Jasnot, Amandine Buffaz, Honglei Guo, Vincent Berger, Laetitia Doyennette, Laboratoire Matériaux et Phénomènes Quantiques (MPQ (UMR_7162)), Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire Pierre Aigrain (LPA), Fédération de recherche du Département de physique de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure - ENS Paris (FRDPENS), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS Paris)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS Paris)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institute for Microstructural Sciences (NRC - IMS), National Research Council of Canada (NRC), Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Fédération de recherche du Département de physique de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure - ENS Paris (FRDPENS), École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS Paris), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS Paris), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS-PSL), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS-PSL), and Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

Subjects
Terahertz radiation, Photodetector, 02 engineering and technology, Optoelectronic devices, 01 natural sciences, 010309 optics, Ionization, Impact ionization, 0103 physical sciences, NDR, Quantum well, Quantum well infrared photodetector, Electronic band structure, ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS, Physics, AlGaAs/GaAs, Structure reorganizations, business.industry, Detectors, Band structure, Condensed Matter::Mesoscopic Systems and Quantum Hall Effect, 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology, QWIP, High gain, Electronic transport, Orders of magnitude, Orders of magnitude (time), Magnetic field effects, Nanophotonics, Structural design, [PHYS.COND.CM-MS]Physics [physics]/Condensed Matter [cond-mat]/Materials Science [cond-mat.mtrl-sci], Optoelectronics, THz, Inter-subband, Electron distributions, Transition energy, 0210 nano-technology, business, Quantum chemistry, Infrared detectors, Shorter wavelength
Abstract

Electronic transport in AlGaAs/GaAs THz Quantum Wells Intersubband Photodetectors (QWIPs) exhibits two different regimes separated by huge discontinuities (up to five orders of magnitude) in the resistivity. They are interpreted in terms of band structure reorganizations triggered by intersubband impact ionization. We will analyze and model their in uence on the electronic transport. The magnitude of the transport modifications is explained by the small transition energy and the sharpness of the electrons distribution at stake in THz QWIPs. Measurements under magnetic field or temperature show that the broadening of the electron distribution damps the effects of impact ionization. Some experimental features of the electronic transport of shorter wavelength detectors are then reproduced. The use of intersubband impact ionization in THz QWIPs to design high gain and fast novel detectors is discussed. © 2011 SPIE., Quantum Sensing and Nanophotonic Devices VIII, January 23-27, 2011, San Francisco, CA, USA, Series: Proceedings of SPIE; no. 7945

Published
2011

14. Magnetotransport in quantum cascade detectors: analyzing the current under illumination

Author

Amandine Buffaz, Xavier Marcadet, Francesca Carosella, Vincent Berger, Mathieu Carras, Louis-Anne de Vaulchier, Laetitia Doyennette, Nicolas Péré-Laperne, François-Régis Jasnot, Yves Guldner, Robson Ferreira, Laboratoire Pierre Aigrain (LPA), Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Fédération de recherche du Département de physique de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure - ENS Paris (FRDPENS), École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS Paris), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS Paris), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire Matériaux et Phénomènes Quantiques (MPQ (UMR_7162)), Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Alcatel Thales 3-5 lab, THALES, Thales Research and Technology [Palaiseau], Fédération de recherche du Département de physique de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure - ENS Paris (FRDPENS), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS Paris)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS Paris)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS-PSL), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS-PSL), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Alcatel-Thalès III-V lab (III-V Lab), THALES [France]-ALCATEL, and THALES [France]

Subjects
Elastic scattering, Photocurrent, Physics, Nano Express, Scattering, Detector, Nanotechnology, 02 engineering and technology, Rate equation, 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology, Condensed Matter Physics, 01 natural sciences, Magnetic field, Computational physics, Materials Science(all), Cascade, 0103 physical sciences, lcsh:TA401-492, [PHYS.COND.CM-MS]Physics [physics]/Condensed Matter [cond-mat]/Materials Science [cond-mat.mtrl-sci], lcsh:Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials, General Materials Science, 010306 general physics, 0210 nano-technology, Quantum
Abstract

Photocurrent measurements have been performed on a quantum cascade detector structure under strong magnetic field applied parallel to the growth axis. The photocurrent shows oscillations as a function of B. In order to describe that behavior, we have developed a rate equation model. The interpretation of the experimental data supports the idea that an elastic scattering contribution plays a central role in the behavior of those structures. We present a calculation of electron lifetime versus magnetic field which suggests that impurities scattering in the active region is the limiting factor. These experiments lead to a better understanding of these complex structures and give key parameters to optimize them further.

Published
2010

15. State of the art of quantum cascade photodetectors

Author

Philippe Bois, Alexandru Nedelcu, Amandine Buffaz, Mathieu Carras, Vincent Berger, and Laetitia Doyennette

Subjects
Physics, Quantum chromodynamics, Wavelength, Optics, Cascade, business.industry, Terahertz radiation, Physics::Optics, Photodetector, business, Noise (electronics), Quantum well, Dark current
Abstract

The Quantum Cascade Detector (QCD) is a multiple quantum well photodetector working at low bias or zero bias. It has a zero dark current occurring at 0V, together with a high photovoltaic photoresponse, since the QCD does not need any applied field to improve the collection of electrons. QCDs have been tested at various wavelengths, from short wavelengths (1.5 microns) up to THz waves, through the entire infrared spectrum (middle and long wavelengths). Theory of transport in QCD is now well established, and leads to accurate calculations of current and noise in QCDs, with a very good agreement with experimental results. Latest results and state of the art of performances of QCDs are presented.

Published
2010

16. Role of subband occupancy on electronic transport in quantum cascade detectors

Author

Amandine Buffaz, Mathieu Carras, Aurore Gomez, Laetitia Doyennette, and Vincent Berger

Subjects
Physics, Quantum chromodynamics, Condensed matter physics, Fermi level, Detector, Electron, Atmospheric temperature range, Condensed Matter Physics, Molecular physics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, symbols.namesake, Orders of magnitude (time), Cascade, symbols, Quantum
Abstract

A model of the electronic transport in a quantum cascade structure under weak illumination in a very large temperature range is proposed. In a previous work, a simple model was shown to provide an expression of the quantum cascade detector (QCD) resistance in a range of temperature from 90 to 200 K. It relied on the assumption of the existence of a single, common quasi-Fermi level in a cascade of subbands, implying that the cascade is treated as a single reservoir of electrons. The electronic transport was successfully described with the doping density as the only adjustable parameter. However, it failed to reproduce experimental data at high temperatures. Indeed, in the latter range of temperatures (typically $Tg200\text{ }\text{K}$) which is important for applications of QCDs, the transport inside a cascade of levels is governed by a specific resistance and a continuous potential distribution between subbands. A more sophisticated model including this local Fermi level description is developed in detail and compared to experimental data here. An excellent agreement is found between the calculated and measured resistance of the structure from 50 to 300 K, varying over typically eight orders of magnitude.

Published
2010

17. Quantum scattering engineering of quantum well infrared photodetectors in the tunneling regime

Author

Vincent Berger, Alexandru Nedelcu, Isabelle Ribet-Mohamed, Laetitia Doyennette, Emmanuel Lhuillier, Emmanuel Rosencher, ONERA - The French Aerospace Lab [Palaiseau], ONERA-Université Paris Saclay (COmUE), DOTA, ONERA, Université Paris Saclay [Palaiseau], ONERA-Université Paris-Saclay, ONERA - The French Aerospace Lab [Châtillon], Alcatel-Thales III-V Lab (III-V Lab), THALES, Laboratoire Matériaux et Phénomènes Quantiques (MPQ (UMR_7162)), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Paris (UP), Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and ONERA

Subjects
010302 applied physics, Physics, [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-OPTICS]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Optics [physics.optics], Photon, Condensed matter physics, Scattering, Infrared, General Physics and Astronomy, 02 engineering and technology, Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics, 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology, Condensed Matter::Mesoscopic Systems and Quantum Hall Effect, 01 natural sciences, PACS: 73.63.Hs, 72.10.-d, 85.60.Gz, 0103 physical sciences, Scattering theory, [PHYS.COND]Physics [physics]/Condensed Matter [cond-mat], 0210 nano-technology, Quantum well infrared photodetector, Quantum well, Quantum tunnelling, Dark current
Abstract

International audience; Dark current is shown to be significantly reduced in quantum well infrared photodetectors in the tunneling regime, i.e., at very low temperature, by shifting the dopant impurity layers away from the central part of the wells. This result confirms that the interwell tunneling current is dominated by charged impurity scattering in usual structures. The experimental results are in good quantitative agreement with the proposed theory. This dark current reduction is pushing further the ultimate performances of quantum well infrared photodetectors for the detection of low infrared photon fluxes. Routes to further improvements are briefly sketched.

Published
2010

18. Photocurrent analysis of quantum cascade detectors by magnetotransport

Author

François-Régis Jasnot, Nicolas Péré-Laperne, Laetitia Doyennette, Vincent Berger, Mathieu Carras, Xavier Marcadet, Amandine Buffaz, Louis-Anne de Vaulchier, Robson Ferreira, Yves Guldner, Francesca Carosella, Laboratoire Pierre Aigrain (LPA), Fédération de recherche du Département de physique de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure - ENS Paris (FRDPENS), École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS-PSL), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS-PSL), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire Matériaux et Phénomènes Quantiques (MPQ (UMR_7162)), Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Alcatel-Thalès III-V lab (III-V Lab), THALES [France]-ALCATEL, Thales Research and Technology [Palaiseau], THALES [France], Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS Paris)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS Paris)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Alcatel Thales 3-5 lab, THALES, Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Fédération de recherche du Département de physique de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure - ENS Paris (FRDPENS), École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS Paris), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS Paris), and Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

Subjects
Physics, Photocurrent, Elastic scattering, Condensed matter physics, Scattering, 02 engineering and technology, Landau quantization, Rate equation, 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology, Condensed Matter Physics, 01 natural sciences, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Magnetic field, Cascade, 0103 physical sciences, [PHYS.COND.CM-MS]Physics [physics]/Condensed Matter [cond-mat]/Materials Science [cond-mat.mtrl-sci], 010306 general physics, 0210 nano-technology, Quantum
Abstract

to be published in Phys. Rev. B; International audience; Photocurrent measurements have been performed on a quantum cascade detector structure under strong magnetic field B applied parallel to the growth axis. The photocurrent shows oscillations as a function of B. In order to describe this behavior, we have developed a rate equation model. The interpretation of the experimental data supports the idea that an elastic scattering contribution plays a central role in the behavior of these structures. We present a calculation of the electron lifetime versus magnetic field which suggests that impurities scattering in the active region is the limiting factor. These experiments lead to a better understanding of these complex structures and identify key parameters to optimize them further.

Published
2010

19. Impact ionization in Thz QWIPs

Author

Vincent Berger, François-Régis Jasnot, Amandine Buffaz, H. C. Liu, L. A. de Vaulchier, Alexandre Delga, Z. R. Wasilewski, Laetitia Doyennette, Emmanuel Lhuillier, Laboratoire Matériaux et Phénomènes Quantiques (MPQ (UMR_7162)), Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), ONERA - The French Aerospace Lab [Châtillon], ONERA-Université Paris Saclay (COmUE), Laboratoire Pierre Aigrain (LPA), Fédération de recherche du Département de physique de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure - ENS Paris (FRDPENS), École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS-PSL), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS-PSL), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institute for Microstructural Sciences (NRC - IMS), National Research Council of Canada (NRC), Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Fédération de recherche du Département de physique de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure - ENS Paris (FRDPENS), École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS Paris), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS Paris), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Alcatel Thales 3-5 lab, THALES, Alcatel-Thalès III-V lab (III-V Lab), THALES [France]-ALCATEL, de Vaulchier, Louis-Anne, ONERA, and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS Paris)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS Paris)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

Subjects
010302 applied physics, Physics, Phase transition, business.industry, Phonon, Orders of magnitude (temperature), Terahertz radiation, Photodetector, 02 engineering and technology, Condensed Matter::Mesoscopic Systems and Quantum Hall Effect, 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology, 01 natural sciences, [PHYS.COND.CM-MS] Physics [physics]/Condensed Matter [cond-mat]/Materials Science [cond-mat.mtrl-sci], Impact ionization, 0103 physical sciences, [PHYS.COND.CM-MS]Physics [physics]/Condensed Matter [cond-mat]/Materials Science [cond-mat.mtrl-sci], Optoelectronics, 0210 nano-technology, business, Quantum well, Quantum tunnelling, ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS
Abstract

Recently phase transitions in THz Quantum Wells Inter-subband Photodetectors (QWIP) were observed. Very large current discontinuities - up to five orders of magnitude - were obtained, at low temperature [1]. Quantum well impact ionization shifts the structure from a resistive “down” state, where the current flows through inter-well quantum tunneling to a highly conductive “up” state. In this paper, thanks to the analysis of the bias versus current “s” curve, an accurate investigation of impact ionization processes in quantum wells is analyzed. The use of these phenomena for high sensitivity quantum well THz detection will be presented.

Published
2009

20. Quantum cascade detectors for long wave infrared detection

Author

Alexandru Nedelcu, Mathieu Carras, Xavier Marcadet, Vincent Berger, Amandine Buffaz, P. Planchette, and Laetitia Doyennette

Subjects
Physics, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Terahertz radiation, business.industry, Detector, Photodetector, Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics, Noise (electronics), Gallium arsenide, chemistry.chemical_compound, Optics, chemistry, Cascade, Optoelectronics, business, Quantum, Dark current
Abstract

Performances of Quantum Cascade Detectors in the long wave infrared range (near 15 microns) will be studied for the first time. Due to their extremely low dark currents, Quantum Cascade Detectors are a promising candidate for the applications of imaging in this spectral range.

Published
2009

21. Space charge mediated negative differential resistance in terahertz quantum well detectors

Author

L. A. de Vaulchier, H. C. Liu, Nicolas Péré-Laperne, Amandine Buffaz, Alexandre Delga, Vincent Berger, Laetitia Doyennette, and François-Régis Jasnot

Subjects
Many-body effect, Terahertz quantum wells, Terahertz radiation, General Physics and Astronomy, Regime transition, Negative differential resistances, Optoelectronic devices, Electrical resistivity and conductivity, Ionization, Impact ionization, Quantum well infrared photodetectors, Quantum well infrared photodetector, Electronic band structure, Semiconductor quantum wells, Quantum well, Physics, Structure reorganizations, Condensed matter physics, business.industry, Negative differential resistivity, Strong currents, Current measurements, Condensed Matter::Mesoscopic Systems and Quantum Hall Effect, Semiconductor device structures, Space charge, Multi-quantum well structures, Electron kinetics, Electronic transport, Optoelectronics, Inter-subband, Partially drained, business, Quantum chemistry, Infrared detectors
Abstract

In terahertz quantum well infrared photodetectors, a built-in-charge- mediated regime transition of the electronic transport is thoroughly investigated. The very strong current discontinuity and negative differential resistivity behavior are explained in terms of band structure reorganizations. The analysis of bias versus current measurements reveals that the transition occurs when the first two wells of the structure become partially drained, and the second well enters the ionized regime before the first one. Both many-body effects and a careful model of the contact have to be considered to account for these features. The source of the built-in charge is identified as intersubband impact ionization. The regime transition is one of its few experimental proofs, and provides an original approach to investigate hot electron kinetics in multi-quantum-well structures. © 2011 American Institute of Physics.

Published
2011

22. GaN/AlN quantum wells and quantum dots for unipolar devices at telecommunication wavelengths

Author

Laurent Nevou, Edith Bellet-Amalric, Fabien Guillot, Anatole Lupu, Gad Bahir, E. Warde, Laetitia Doyennette, François H. Julien, Eva Monroy, Maria Tchernycheva, and Alon Vardi

Subjects
Materials science, Infrared, business.industry, Photodetector, Photodetection, Condensed Matter::Mesoscopic Systems and Quantum Hall Effect, Epitaxy, Condensed Matter::Materials Science, Quantum dot, Condensed Matter::Superconductivity, Optoelectronics, business, Telecommunications, Absorption (electromagnetic radiation), Quantum well, Molecular beam epitaxy
Abstract

We report on the latest achievements in terms of growth and optical investigation of ultrathin GaN/AlN isolated and coupled quantum wells grown by plasma‐assisted molecular‐beam epitaxy. We also present the observation of intraband absorption in self‐organized GaN quantum dots and on the application to infrared photodetection at telecommunication wavelengths.

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